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PRONUNCIATION OF OBSESSIONALLY

obsessionally  [əbˈseʃənəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSESSIONALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obsessionally is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OBSESSIONALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obsessionally in the English dictionary

The definition of obsessionally in the dictionary is in a manner that is affected by a persistent idea or impulse that continually forces its way into consciousness, often associated with anxiety and mental illness. Other definition of obsessionally is in a manner or to a degree that is affected by a persistent preoccupation, idea, or feeling.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSESSIONALLY


computationally
ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃənəlɪ
confessionally
kənˈfeʃənəlɪ
discretionally
dɪsˈkreʃənəlɪ
impressionally
ɪmˈpreʃənəlɪ
intentionally
ɪnˈtɛnʃənəlɪ
internationally
ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəlɪ
nationally
ˈnæʃənəlɪ
operationally
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənəlɪ
optionally
ˈɒpʃənəlɪ
organizationally
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃənəlɪ
precessionally
prɪˈseʃənəlɪ
professionally
prəˈfeʃənəlɪ
progressionally
prəʊˈɡreʃənəlɪ
proportionally
prəˈpɔːʃənəlɪ
rationally
ˈræʃənəlɪ
successionally
səkˈseʃənəlɪ
traditionally
trəˈdɪʃənəlɪ
transcriptionally
trænˈskrɪpʃənəlɪ
unconditionally
ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəlɪ
unintentionally
ˌʌnɪnˈtenʃənəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSESSIONALLY

observative
observator
observatories
observatory
observe
observer
observer force
observer mission
observer team
observingly
obsess
obsessed
obsession
obsessional
obsessionist
obsessive
obsessive-compulsive disorder
obsessively
obsessiveness
obsessor

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSESSIONALLY

actually
additionally
anally
conventionally
diagonally
emotionally
eternally
exceptionally
externally
finally
functionally
internally
longitudinally
marginally
nominally
occasionally
originally
personally
regionally
seasonally
terminally

Synonyms and antonyms of obsessionally in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obsessionally» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBSESSIONALLY

Find out the translation of obsessionally to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obsessionally from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obsessionally» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

obsessionally
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obsesivamente
570 millions of speakers

English

obsessionally
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

obsessionally
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

obsessionally
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

навязчиво
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obsessivamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

obsessionally
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obsessionnellement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara obsesif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

obsessionally
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

obsessionally
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

obsessionally
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obsessionally
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

obsessionally
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

obsessionally
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Obsessionally
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

obsessionally
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ossessivamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obsessionally
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нав´язливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obsessionally
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

obsessionally
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

obsessionally
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obsessionally
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obsessionally
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obsessionally

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSESSIONALLY»

The term «obsessionally» is normally little used and occupies the 129.718 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSESSIONALLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obsessionally

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSESSIONALLY»

Discover the use of obsessionally in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obsessionally and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Derrida: Writing Events
Furthermore, Derrida countersigns, with very little acknowledgement, certain Sartrean ideas and motifs upon which Derrida therefore works 'silently, laboriously, obsessionally, compulsively with the moves of a thief in the night'. Genet's ...
Simon Morgan Wortham, 2011
2
Love, Desire and Transcendence in French Literature: ...
Rather, her quest is for the erotic 'sacred'; and it tends, as the phantasm 'emerges' and proliferates in variant forms, to rewrite and extend the dream-scenario in pursuance of that same sacrality. Obsessionally, Lol will seek to reproduce her ...
Paul Gifford, 2005
3
The Anatomy of Prejudices
Homosexuals (particularly males) can be filthy lucre for the obsessionally prejudiced, who maintain — to take the common example I alluded to before — that the Jews and the gays control Hollywood, or that all the Jews who control Hollywood ...
Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, 1998
4
Clinical Values: Emotions That Guide Psychoanalytic Treatment
Faced with the patient's obsessionally indirect controlling behavior the analyst may manifest courage by using language boldly. For example, a patient talks about “having a difficult time” at work. She describes her boss's recent behavior, ...
Sandra Buechler, 2013
5
Music, Culture, and Experience: Selected Papers of John Blacking
In one respect, this view is acceptable: composers acquire characteristics of style by listening to the music of the past or present and by observing the musical conventions of their time, and some may use almost obsessionally the same motif in ...
John Blacking, Reginald Byron, Bruno Nettl, 1995
6
Storr's Art of Psychotherapy 3E
Clergymen if obsessionally inclined, whose profession requires that they be kind and understanding, frequently fear that swear words or obscenities will escape their lips at inappropriate moments, such as when they are preaching.
Jeremy Holmes, 2012
7
The Secret Science Behind Miracles
THE TREATMENT OF THE INSANE falls under two main headings. First, ofthe obsessionally insane, andsecond, of the insane whose brain tissues are injured, diseased or abnormal. If thebrain is not normal atbirth, thelow spirit canfunction ...
Mac Freedom Long, 2013
8
Random Destinations: Escaping the Holocaust and Starting ...
the plane landed with the smallest of bumps, he was already travelling rapidly in his mind across vast snowscapes, probing the contours obsessionally and inconclusively, seeking the hidden abyss” (27). Joe Beech's plane is landing in Zurich ...
Lilian R. Furst, 2005
9
The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body ...
One difference is that people with BDD have prominent obsessional preoccupations and repetitive compulsive behaviors. Depressed people often focus less, not more, on their appearance, even neglecting it, rather than obsessionally ...
Katharine A. Phillips, 2005
10
Let Them Eat Prozac: The Unhealthy Relationship Between the ...
Alprazolam was added to Prozac, and for three months she did reasonably well, until she subsequently became both markedly restless and obsessionally suicidal. An increased dose of alprazolam helped her, but it was only when the Prozac ...
David Healy, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSESSIONALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obsessionally is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The trouble with whistleblowers
Some may obsessionally document every aspect of illegal, immoral, unethical behaviour they see. But they are the exceptions, not the rule. «Chartered Management Institute, Jun 15»
2
Bafta's advice: 'If you want to get into TV the best advice is not …
My father listened to the radio broadcasts obsessionally to see whether we should go into town that day.” Her job applications reflected the ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»
3
OFFBEAT with PHIL POTEMPA: Reader looking for tickets for 'Judge …
... with the litigants and audience, as evidenced in her sharp remarks in some episodes or when she obsessionally comments: "Get on with it, ... «nwitimes.com, Jan 15»
4
33 Artists in 3 Acts by Sarah Thornton – review
Kusama, who is 85 and lives in a mental hospital in Japan, does it obsessionally, Hirst as an income stream. But looking at art tends to happen ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
5
The trouble with Chasing Shadows' 'sort-of-autistic' hero
... obsessionally categorises case-files and, when asked whether he has any idea how the parents of a possible murder victim must be feeling, ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
6
Discovering Underground Labyrinths, Remote Cities, and More of …
While investigating the concept of carving out boundaries in the course of researching his book, Bonnett says he became “obsessionally” ... «Daily Beast, Jul 14»
7
Read Jonathan Lethem's New Introduction to Joseph McElroy's …
It takes the form of an eloquent, garrulous, obsessionally digressive, tender, and yet rebuking address to a dead genius. I've just heaved out my ... «Vanity Fair, Mar 14»
8
Getting inside Hamlet's head
For Critchley and Webster, critics have too often read Hamlet as “some obsessionally indecisive petit-bourgeois everyman”: a character to be ... «Irish Times, Mar 14»
9
Frank Skinner on stand-up comedy and getting older
But he insists that he's “honestly blessed” to be able to indulge his broad scope of interests, which “obsessionally” include the works of Samuel ... «Scotland on Sunday, Jan 14»
10
Global Warming Media Propaganda
Obsessionally and expensively filmed summertime-only shots of polar ice melting – which the “climate correct” media has stuffed down our ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jan 14»

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